tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post2283682021173914996..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: More About the HouseVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-87717621697716204652012-09-21T08:30:21.384+02:002012-09-21T08:30:21.384+02:00Hi badger, Great link! There is just something a...Hi badger, Great link! There is just something about being out in the garden, resting the eyes on greenery and plunging one's hands into the dirt that heals the body and the mind. It's perfect for me because there is always something to do in the garden but it can be done on my timeline, in small batches, and I can match the task to my state of health that day. <br />Darn right it reduces stress.<br /><br />I had an old friend who used to refer to the forums and such he frequented on the Net as "time sinks" and he warned me about spending to much time on them. He was dead right. In fact I have another take on it. There have been days when I have gone 8 hours or more checking my email and blog stats, responding to forums and on-line articles and at some point it stops being fun and just becomes compulsive behavior. To this recovering alkie, it feels a lot like drinking. Scary.....Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-46915669409182967892012-09-20T14:44:00.876+02:002012-09-20T14:44:00.876+02:00Such a nice garden space,a very important feature!...Such a nice garden space,a very important feature! Access to the outdoors, the healing powers of plants and trees and sunshine (Vitamin D) is underestimated. By happy chance, I came across the idea of 'forest bathing' or shinrin-yoku http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/forest-bathing-not-just-a-walk-in-the-woods/article571471/ that I just read about, and I think it is so interesting that it has been given a name. It has even been dignified with formal studies http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=shinrin-yoku%20forest%20bathing . I have had to remind myself to go out under our trees (and tear myself away from obsessive screenreading).<br /><br />May you be very happy in your new home. :) BadgerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-12560222218450094662012-08-27T10:05:42.199+02:002012-08-27T10:05:42.199+02:00@Veronique, It is indeed a real luxury to have a ...@Veronique, It is indeed a real luxury to have a garden - one of the great things about living outside of Paris. This one is particularly nice because there are not tall buildings or trees close by so the garden gets sun all day long. I think there is enough room for both a flower and a vegetable garden if we plan just right. I shall have to visit the Versailles gardens for inspiration.<br /><br />Cecile, Notre Dame is very nice. Older and with many monuments and historic sites. And so close to the main market. I'm jealous.:-)<br /><br />Yes, the house is in Porchefontaine on the other side of town. Just take a right at the octrois. It's a very nice little community with a farmer's market twice a week and annual events like a plant swap. We got our tomato plants there one year and the younger Frenchling used to take horseback riding lessons there at the equestrian center. I found some wonderful old pictures of the area on the Net and will do a post about what it used to look like. <br /><br />And I like your idea of doing one on "la rentrée." For me the part I've always disliked is the annual rush for school supplies. We always get a huge list of things required by the teachers and so many of them are never used during the school year. The ardoises, for example. We faithfully bought them and they were almost never EVER used. A waste of money.<br />Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-25114769327246195012012-08-26T10:08:11.917+02:002012-08-26T10:08:11.917+02:00Looks like a very nice house!Looks like a very nice house!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-75774660365264560642012-08-26T07:58:15.547+02:002012-08-26T07:58:15.547+02:00It looks like a fantastic house ! Is it in Porchef...It looks like a fantastic house ! Is it in Porchefontaine ?<br />We have been living in Versailles for one year as we were a young couple, but more in Quartier Notre-Dame, actually in Rue Sainte-Victoire ;-)<br />You will probably sign the compromis de vente "à la rentrée" in a few weeks, when everyone is back to work. You should write a post about this truly french tradition of "la rentrée" ... I always wonder why people who aren't teachers at all and left school over 20 years ago do organize their schedule like middle-schoolers : "oh well, I really can't make a decision rigth now, we'll have to meet again after "la rentrée" ... Pfff ...<br />Take care,<br />CécileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-43894362361623523902012-08-25T18:07:28.668+02:002012-08-25T18:07:28.668+02:00Felicitations Victoria. I love your house. Yes, th...Felicitations Victoria. I love your house. Yes, there is some work to do, but it certainly has a lot of potential. Having your own garden in Paris is such luxury. And in Versailles too (ask Marie-Antoinette, she knew that well and had the "hameau" built in the Versailles gardens.) I wish you many wonderful years in your new home. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle) French Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.com